Category: News

D2C brand The Ayurveda Co. raises $3 mn from Wipro Consumer Care, others

The Ayurveda Company (TAC), a direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty and wellness brand, has raised $3 million from Wipro Consumer Care Ventures, Rahul Gupta of Tricity Technologies, and Harsh Gupta of School of Design & Entrepreneurship, according to ETtech report. The maiden fundraise will help TAC in ramping up growth, production capabilities and venture into the retail…

EY announces global alliance with Infosys

EY announced a new global alliance with Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, to support organizations in their end-to-end business transformation and growth. The alliance takes the current successful relationship of teaming and go-to-market efforts between EY and Infosys forward to effectively deliver tech-enabled transformation (TET) programs, a statement said. The EY…

Metasky raises $1.8 mn led by Sequoia Capital India, Woodstock Fund

Metasky announced it has raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed token sale round led by Sequoia Capital India and Woodstock Fund. Web3 is a set of technologies that give ownership of digital assets and data straight to end users. Ownership is given in the form of NFTs and Crypto Tokens. This new approach gives communities…

Priya Bhushan Sharma appointed to General Insurance Corporation board

General Insurance Corporation of India Limited, an Indian nationalised reinsurance company, has appointed Priya Bhushan Sharma to its Board of Directors. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that the Ministry of Finance vide Letter eF. No. A15011/ 11/2021-Ins.l dated 22nd March 2022 has conveyed that the Central Government, in exercise…

Eveready Industries India appoints Sandeep Banerjee as CHRO

Eveready Industries India has appointed Sandeep Banerjee as its Chief Human Resources Officer, according to ETHRWorld report. He will be reporting to Suvamoy Saha, MD of the company. In his new role, Banerjee will be responsible for the HR, IR and CSR functions of the organisation. Banerjee has over 26 years of experience in the…

Wipro GE Healthcare appoints Elie Chaillot to the Board, Shishir Gupta as Head of Growth and Strategic Initiatives for South Asia

Wipro GE Healthcare, a global medical technology and diagnostics innovator, announced the appointment of Elie Chaillot, President & CEO, GE Healthcare Intercontinental, to its Board of Directors. This announcement comes after the formation of a new Intercontinental Region within GE Healthcare, led by Chaillot. The Intercontinental region is a nearly $3 billion business unit with…

PDS on‐boards Saurabh Saxena as Group Chief Information Officer

PDS Limited, a design‐led sourcing, manufacturing & supply chain platform catering to leading brands and retailers globally with a presence in over 22 countries, announced the appointment of Saurabh Saxena as Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). Saurabh Saxena is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining PDS, Saurabh was with…

Prashant Kashyap joins Connect and Heal as Co-Founder and COO

Health-tech startup Connect and Heal has announced the joining of Prashant Kashyap as its Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO).  He comes with over 18 years of diverse experience in leadership roles across companies such as Halodoc (Indonesia), DocOn (acquired by Pharmeasy), and Goibibo, a statement said. Prashant will be leading the organisation to drive the next phase…

Ant Group appoints Jia Hang as Regional General Manager for Southeast Asia

Ant Group, the owner and operator of China’s leading digital payment platform Alipay, has appointed Jia Hang as the Regional General Manager for Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Ant Group’s regional headquarter for Southeast Asia, Jia Hang is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in payments and financial technology. He has…

The New India Assurance Company appoints Madhulika Bhaskar as GM

The New India Assurance Company Limited announced the appointment of Madhulika Bhaskar, GM of General Insurance Corporation of India, as General Manager of the company. According to the company’s exchange filing, “Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that Ms. Madhulika Bhaskar, General Manager…

Aparna Ranganathan joins OZY Media as VP of Human Resources

OZY Media, a news and entertainment company, announced that Aparna Ranganathan, a member of the Forbes Human Resources Leadership Council, has joined as Vice President of Human Resources. A native of California, Ranganathan has served as an HR leader for notable companies, such as Target, Deloitte, Nestle, and loanDepot. Ranganathan will be focused on doubling the OZY…

Titan invests in Clear Origin, Ajoy Chawla to join Great Heights board

Great Heights Inc., and its subsidiary Clean Origin LLC, an online DTC retailers of lab-grown diamonds, engagement rings and jewelry, announced a $20 million equity investment from TCL North America, Inc. (TCL Inc), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Titan Company Limited – an Indian luxury products company known for manufacturing jewelry and watches – to further expand the business. Clean…

BEML appoints Anil Jerath as Director (Finance)

Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) announced it has appointed Anil Jerath, Chief General Manager (Finance), as Director (Finance) on the Board of the company, effective March 22, 2022. According to the exchange filing, “Pursuant to Article 97 of the Articles of Association of the Company, the President of India has appointed Shri Anil Jerath (D/N-…